Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza and have obtained a permanent court injunction requiring them to either redevelop or demolish it by August 2026. The ...

West Hollywood-based property development firm The Charles Company owns the Hawthorne mall property. The firm also owns several abandoned buildings in North Hollywood's Valley Plaza shopping center, ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. The City of Hawthorne has issued a court order to The Charles Company and M&A Gabaee, requiring them to either redevelop or demolish the Hawthorne Plaza mall by ...

The long-abandoned Hawthorne Plaza building in Hawthorne on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Hawthorne code enforcement officer Oscar Lugo took photos during his ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

A pedestrian passes Wednesday by the old Hawthorne Plaza in Hawthorne that has been closed for decades. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of ...

Graffiti is scrawled on the walls. Light fixtures have been torn out. The roof is partially collapsed and code violations abound – from plumbing to electrical. Welcome to Hawthorne Plaza, an ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza and have obtained a permanent ...